Corona virus

CoronavirusSA: Pensioners struggle to receive grants

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As the younger generation flocked to cash pay points to receive their grants, it was the elderly and others who were disadvantaged. Many pensioners braved the long wait because they needed the money to guy groceries.

NdivhuwoMukwevho
April 1, 2020

#LockdownSA: Transport woes for elderly social grant collectors

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The elderly, and those living with disabilities, in the North West struggled to get transport to their grant payment points on the fourth day of the national lockdown.

Nthusang Lefafa
March 31, 2020

CoronaVirusSA: Limpopo initiation schools closed amid virus risk

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Initiates in the province will have to wait for their traditional transition into manhood, as initiation schools have been put on ice for this year.

NdivhuwoMukwevho
March 30, 2020

Social grant beneficiaries to get paid

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As South Africa continues to take precautions against the COVID-19 pandemic, government says it will ensure that those who receive social grants are protected against the spread of the virus as they access their South African Social Security (SASSA) payments

Portiakobue
March 30, 2020

CoronaVirusSA: “I am happy to see you, alive and healthy”, Ramaphosa

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More than one hundred South Africans are set to return to their homes following their evacuation from coronavirus epicenter Wuhan, and subsequent quarantine at the Ranch Hotel, outside Polokwane.

NdivhuwoMukwevho
March 29, 2020

#LockdownSA: Day 1 sees panic-buying in Daveyton

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On the first day of the national lockdown, a frustrated Daveyton resident laments that the government’s plans aren’t well implemented.

jamesthabo
March 28, 2020

SA’s TB research yields ‘exciting results’

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South Africa’s long-standing position as a country with high numbers of TB infections continues to worry, especially in light of Covid-19’s spread — but the country has some of the world’s top TB researchers, say experts.

elna-schutz
March 27, 2020

#CoronaVirusSA: ECD closures a headache for working parents

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The closures of schools and Early Childhood Development Centres (ECDC) have put additional pressure on parents who still have to go to work despite the outbreak of Covid-19.

Marcia Moyana
March 26, 2020

#CoronaVirusSA: ‘Government has a plan for townships and rural areas’

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With the growing number of people with Covid-19 in the country, the National Department of Health says their top priorities are underprivileged communities and rural areas.

jamesthabo
March 17, 2020

Covid-19 Pandemic: Panic or Preparation?

Health

More thought needs to go into South Africa’s plan of action for the disease, if the country hopes to not overburden an already strained healthcare system.

Leaza Jernberg
February 27, 2020

South Africa is ‘fully capable’ of handling the coronavirus says Chinese ambassador

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The ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to South Africa, His Excellency Lin Songtian, assures South Africans that both countries are able to curb the spread of the coronavirus COVID-19.By Elna Schütz, Portia Kobue.

healthe
February 19, 2020

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